Name: Barbara Carol Brown
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: May 17, 1978
Location Last Seen: Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia.
Date of Birth: April 30, 1955
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3" (162 cm).
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Barbara was last seen at Beecroft on May 17, 1978. She had recently arrived from the United States. Barbara was a backpacker from Texas. She saw hitchhiking as a perfect way to combine travel with meeting people. With a Canadian female friend she had hitchhiked and backpacked across New Zealand, Tasmania, and Victoria. She made many new friends. When she arrived in Sydney she split from her friend and traveled alone.
On May 27, 1978, she set off from the Beecroft home of the brother and wife of her Melbourne boyfriend Chris. She planned to hitchhike to Queensland then across Australia to Perth, despite everyone warning her of the dangers of hitchhiking. She never returned. Chris's brother believes she was murdered after hitching a lift with the wrong person.
Agency Name: New South Wales Police
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (02) 9689 7388
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
New South Wales Police
NSW Police
Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) 3/18/2002
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 08-23-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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